LEGO’s history with DreamWorks could affect Ideas Shrek project

A LEGO Ideas project based on Shrek rocketed to the first 2023 review in days, and the LEGO Group’s history with DreamWorks may affect it. 

With the recent, or upcoming depending on your region, release of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, the Shrek franchise has managed to remain relevant over the past two decades. An example of this relevancy could be the Shrek project that suddenly appeared in the LEGO Ideas first 2023 review yesterday.

The popularity of the project may be due to the stretch goals that incentivised supporters or the cultural relevancy of the franchise. Either way, it now stands a chance at becoming an official LEGO Ideas set, but the results of this round will not arrive for some time. 

Provided it does inspire an official set in the future, the LEGO Group has a history of partnership with DreamWorks Animation, the production company behind the franchise.  

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Starting in 2018, another LEGO Ideas set based on Voltron and tying in with the animated series, Voltron Legendary Defender from DreamWorks Animation, was released. The partnership between the two companies then expanded with the release of the Trolls World Tour theme in 2020. 

More recently, a wave of LEGO Jurassic World sets based on the animated Camp Cretaceous series retired. That series was produced in part by DreamWorks Animation too. 

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These sets show that the LEGO Group has had discussions with DreamWorks Animation and that could make negotiations for another LEGO Ideas set easier, especially with one already released. 

However, that’s not to say the LEGO Ideas project stands a better chance than any of the other submissions in the first 2023 review. The decision is ultimately up to the LEGO Ideas review board. For now, here’s a look at every project in the first 2023 review, as well as a link to see every LEGO Ideas set currently in production. 

Every LEGO Ideas project in the first 2023 review

Number	LEGO Ideas project	LEGO Ideas user	Date qualified
1	Dr. Seuss and LEGO	LegoFan_506	January 2, 2023
2	Sweet Honey	RobertVII	January 4, 2023
3	The Botanical Garden	Goannas	January 9, 2023
4	The Crown – A Piece of History	Piraten	January 12, 2023
5	Stargate SG1: Embarkation Room	Starbrick_SG1	January 12, 2023
6	Roscosmos Soyuz MS Spacecraft	Tom_Brick	January 15, 2023
7	Motorized Howl’s Moving Castle	ericlego321	January 16, 2023
8	The Stargate	Captain Mutant	January 16, 2023
9	Medieval Seaside Market	bricks_fan_uy	January 17, 2023
10	Brick Boulevard	Bricky_Brick	January 19, 2023
11	Retro Comic Store	LEGOverwatch	January 22, 2023
12	Shrek’s Swamp – 20th Anniversary	The Real Ashnflash	January 22, 2023

Featured image: DreamWorks

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